Creating.Catalyzing.Connecting

"In the social impact world you will not easily find a more knowledgeable expert! Anja brought to EVPA a unique blend of experiences across impact finance and investing for development; she is passionate about ecosystem building and system change and building evidence to ensure that every intervention and investment is truly
transformational. I have enjoyed working with her to build the European impact investing sector and I am sure our paths will cross again!"

"Thanks, Anja, for having written excellent case studies on our experiences with impact-linked finance, social impact incentives and partnership with the private sector. This helps enormously with communication and dissemination to ensure that Impact-linked finance will become the new normal.

The SDC team benefited from Anjas in-depth expertise in innovative finance and catalytic capital mechanism and her strong analytical and research skills. We appreciated her flexibility, diligence and commitment during the entire process to ensure we would be able to deliver a set of high quality publications. It has been a pleasure to work with her!"

"Anja-Nadine König was part of the SDG Connect team at KfW Development Bank between June 22 and September 23. SDG Connect, a digital innovation and product development process, aimed at mobilizing additional private capital .... for greater development impact. (...)

In addition to her personal connections, her solid expertise in development finance and her excellent conceptual and analytical skills as well as her sound methodological knowledge and experience in agile innovation processes allowed her to support our dynamic product development process most effectively.

She has always demonstrated a high degree of flexibility, commitment and reliability and has been highly appreciated by her team colleagues.

We would therefore very much welcome a new opportunity to work together in the future. I can only recommend Anja for similar tasks without reservation."

"If you're seeking to elevate your approach in the impact and impact finance field, Anja König is undoubtedly the person you need by your side! In our project which aimed at a designing an effective eco-system for financing social innovation in Germany her knowledge about the international field of impact finance and her own experience in managing complex transformation projects, came to full effect. She supported the establishment of a multistakeholder taskforce, curated the content of our Deep Dive event series on innovative finance mechanism, and helped draft a briefing paper on financing social innovation. She provided advice on possible design options that led to policy recommendations from which our advocacy team still benefits to this day. With a knack for the facilitation of effective multistakeholder processes and her in-depth technical expertise, Anja’s guidance proved invaluable to our team.

What sets Anja also apart from other is her strong international network with global impact decision makers, practitioners and researchers and her ability to connect the right dots. She facilitated meaningful conversations between the SEND team and international impact (finance) leaders which significantly helped raise our awareness in Germany about international developments and gave the public debate a new direction. This project would not be where it currently stands without her. 

Furthermore, she has been consistently dedicated, professional and motivating. It has been a true pleasure to work with her and we look forward to working with her again!

"Anja has been mentoring me for about one year now as part of the On Purpose Leadership Program. During the course of that time, Anja not only shared her experience & wisdom as a leader in the impact sector, but also provided inspiration & guidance to someone in the midst of finding his own career path.

What stands out to me when thinking about the time we worked together was her "person-first" approach which targets the individual and his/her interests & skill instead of forcing someone into an existing job description. This enable me to find my own personal path. To me this was very refreshing and helpful and gave me a final push into the right direction. Thank you for everything! Let's hope there will be more hands-on, professional & kind leaders
like Anja!"

"As a person who is curious and keen to learn I attended the Finance4Change Investor Bootcamp in order to expand my horizon, my knowledge and my network in relation to Impact Investing - all of it has been achieved ! The interactive design, the contribution of a wide range and highly competent experts and the mix of participants has been very valuable to hear different perspectives and to facilitate an exchange of these different groups. Anja and Leon have managed to set up a great format and I hope they will manage to create a series of similar offerings!."

"Anja is one of the most innovative partners I've had the pleasure of working with in the social innovation and impact investing fields. She is a visionary who connects people and ideas in a way that has real practical results borne out through important policy and infrastructure change; she is tireless in her approach to building effective eco-systems whether through convening field leaders, training practitioners, or conducting her own landmark research; and she is absolutely wonderful to work with. I consider her a critical adviser, collaborator, and thought partner to whom I will continue to turn for insight. It is my pleasure to recommend her."

"Anja was instrumental in creating and implementing the Social Investment Program at the Entrepreneurship Centre/Sabanci University that I have joined. Anja demonstrated great professionalism, experience and knowledge in Impact investment. The most impressive part of her involvement was her enthusiasm and dedication in making impact investment a norm of investment in Turkey."

"Knowing Anja and joining the Social Investment Program conducted by her was my one of best choices in life. [...] This Social Investment Program helped me to understand the philosophy of social entrepreneurship, social needs, and stakeholder expectations. All my life changed in a very good way after entering social investments world following participation in this fabulous program."